No. S 510
Road Traffic Act
(CHAPTER 276)
Road Traffic
(Patient Isolation Transport Vehicle —
Exemption) Order 2020
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 142 of the Road Traffic Act, the Minister for Transport makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement
1.  This Order is the Road Traffic (Patient Isolation Transport Vehicle — Exemption) Order 2020 and comes into operation on 30 June 2020.
Definitions
2.  In this Order —
“body‑restraining seat belt” has the meaning given by rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Seat Belts) Rules (R 15);
“Director” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Infectious Diseases Act (Cap. 137);
“first responder” means an individual who provides emergency response, first aid care or other medically related assistance either in the course of the individual’s occupational duties or as a volunteer;
“infectious disease” means any of the diseases specified in the First Schedule to the Infectious Diseases Act and includes any other disease —
(a)that is caused or is suspected to be caused by a micro‑organism or any agent of disease;
(b)that is capable or is suspected to be capable of transmission by any means to human beings; and
(c)that the Director has reason to believe, if left uninvestigated or unchecked, is likely to result in an epidemic of the disease;
“lap belt” has the meaning given by rule 2 of the Road Traffic (Motor Vehicles, Seat Belts) Rules;
“Patient Isolation Transport Vehicle” means a goods vehicle bearing any of the following chassis numbers:
(a)JTFST22P200040173;
(b)JTFST22P100040164;
(c)JTFST22P400040188;
(d)JTFST22P100040195;
(e)JTFST22P100040181.
Exemption
3.—(1)  Subject to sub-paragraph (2), section 126 of the Act and the Road Traffic (Carriage of Persons in Goods Vehicles) Rules 2010 (G.N. No. S 663/2010) do not apply to or in relation to a Patient Isolation Transport Vehicle that carries —
(a)an individual who is, or is suspected to be, infected with an infectious disease;
(b)a medical practitioner, nurse, paramedic or first responder when the Patient Isolation Transport Vehicle is used to respond to a request to transport an individual mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a); or
(c)an individual accompanying the individual mentioned in sub‑paragraph (a).
(2)  Sub‑paragraph (1) does not apply to or in relation to a Patient Isolation Transport Vehicle unless the Patient Isolation Transport Vehicle is equipped with a body‑restraining seat belt or a lap belt for each rear seat passenger.
Made on 29 June 2020.
LOH NGAI SENG
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Transport,
Singapore.
[MOT.LT.271.51.01.4; AG/LEGIS/SL/276/2020/2 Vol. 1]